Safety device for brooches.



No. 629,380. Patented July 25, I899.

' E. L. LDGEE.

SAFETY DEVICE FOR BHDOCHES.

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' pin or similar article.

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the pin-tongue, but projects in an opposite surface thereof.

- U TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR L. LOGEE, OF BROVIDEXGE, RHODE ISLAND.

SAFETY DEVICE FOR BROOCHE S,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I Application filed March 24; 1398- Be it known that I, EDGAR L. Loenn, of the city and county of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Devices for Brooches; and I declare the following to be a specification thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

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Figure 1 is a side elevation of a breastpin provided with my improved safety device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of said breastpin.

My invention relates to safety devices for brooches and breastpins to prevent the loss or displacement of the same when attached to a garment; and it consists in furnishing the pin-tongue with a sharp extension beyond the hinge, which extension is integral with directionthat is to say, the pin-tongue is pointed .at both ends and slightly bent near one end, where it is fastened pivotally to the back of the ornamental portion of the breast- In the drawings, Arepresent's the front or ornamental portion of a breastpin, having the usual pin-catch at extending from the rear The joint pieces 15 b are made on the backof said portion A, as usual. The pin-tongue B has an earpiece which lies betweenthe jointfpiece's b b and is pivoted in position by the pivot c, all of the usual construction. The pin-tongue B is engageable at its end with the pin-catch a. The opposite end of the pin-tongue B is extended beyond the hinge and is there bent and extends in an angular direction, as fully illustrated at d in Fig. 1. I This angularly-bent portion (1 of the pin-tongue B is preferably integral therewith (although it may, if desired,be made of a separate piece and soldered on) and constitutes the safety device or guard. It is preferably made tapering and sharp to allow it easily to penetrate the garment or cloth.

In use the pin-tongue B is first inserted almost to but just short of the bend into the fabric or garment in the direction indicated by the arrow as. The breastpin or scarf-pin is then moved in anopposite direction, (indicated bythe arrow 2,) which movem entcauses Patent No. 629,380, dated July 25, 1899. Serial No. 675,016. on model.)

the guard pin or point at to enter and penetrate the fabric or garment. It is evident that with these sharp points engaging the cloth in these two opposite directions the brooch or ornamental pin cannot be accidentally lost or withdrawn from position except by careful handling or skilf-ul disengagement. The guardpin' thus serves as a protector against theft or loss.

The return movement by which the guardpin is thrust into the cloth or garment is fa- "cilitated and, indeed, may be automatically forcing the angularly-bent guard-pin into the v fabric. By bending said guard-pin in the angular direction specified another peculiar advantage is obtained. W'hen the pin-tongue is engaged in thepin-catch, as shown in Fig. 1, there is of course no dangerof loss. When, however, the pin disengages or tends to disengage from the pin-catch, said pin necessarily moves inwardly toward the back of the breastpin, and as the pin-tongue is pivoted such inward movement of the pin-tongue results in an outward movement of the guardpin, thus causing the guard-pin to penetrate deeper into and through the cloth and to prevent therebythe accidental removal of the breastpin or brooch.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In combination with a breastpin having an ornamental front -or portion, a pin -tongue having a bend and hinged at said bend to the back of said ornamental portion and provided with a supplemental guard pin" extending from said .bend, substantially as shown.

2 A breastpin having'an ornamental portion, in combination with a pin-tongue pointed atboth ends and bent near one end and there pivotally connected with the back of l or front on the back thereof at a point interthe ornamental portion so as to 'be movable mediate of said ends, substantially as speciin a plane at a right angle to said back, subfied. stantiall'y as set forth. 1 EDGAR L. LOGEE.

3. The combination of an ornamental bead or front with a pin-tongue pointed at both ends and pivotally connected with said bead \Vitnesses:

FRANK STEERE, WARREN R. PERCE. 

